Sequence heterogeneity of the ribosomal RNA intergenic region Alexandrium species

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 231-239

  Spalter, Rachael A ^a   Walsh, David ^a   Reeves, Rosalind A ^a,b   Saul, David J ^a   Gray, Russell D ^c   Bergquist, Peter L ^a,b   Mackenzie, Lincoln ^d   Bergquist, Patricia R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alexandrium; Dinophyceae; intergenic transcribed spacer sequences; molecular probes; paralytic shellfish poisoning; PSP; toxic algae; toxic phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; GENE MAPPING; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOPLANKTON; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA PROBE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ALEXANDRIUM;

EID: 0030920896     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-1978(96)00111-1     Document Type: Article

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